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Martin Lewis offers advice to anyone looking to clear credit card debt

Everyone's favourite financial guru was back on television screens this week, as Martin Lewis brought all his money-saving expertise to the UK.

On the latest episode of The Martin Lewis Money Show, the expert shared some important advice for those who have credit card debt building up, reports Wales Online. Martin asked the studio audience which card should be paid off first, and one woman was straight there with the answer - "the one with the highest interest rate".

Martin then went on to explain that most people would select the card with the most debt on it to clear - but this isn't the right move. The smartest thing to do is to pay off the card with the highest interest rate, or APR, first.

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